Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
073491000 | With means for retaining reading | 6 |
20090100928 | Method and device for automated electronic green speed measurement - Method and apparatus for measuring the coefficient of rolling friction or speed of a horizontal surface over which a round object is rolled such as a putting green encountered in the game of golf. The method includes a device for launching a ball across the surface at a constant and consistent velocity. An included timing device is triggered to start counting the elapsed time when the ball exits the launching device and continues counting until the ball has decelerated to a stop. At the instant the ball ceases moving the timer is triggered to terminate the count. The time required for a body with a specific velocity to come to rest after experiencing constant deceleration is determined by the laws of motion. The coefficient of friction or “speed” of the green which is proportional to the amount of deceleration may then be calculated. This time measurement is therefore sufficient to determine the speed of the green surface which may be reported as an equivalent “stimp” value. | 04-23-2009 |
20100064803 | TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING A VELOCITY OF A SPORT OBJECT - A method for determining a velocity of an object (O), such as a ball, over a span length (SL) extending from a span start (SS) to a span end (SE). An audio signal (AS) is received by a mobile telephone's (MT) microphone (MP). An approximate travel time (TT) for a traversal of the span length (SL) by the object (O) is determined, which act time comprises processing the audio signal (AS) and detecting a first shape ( | 03-18-2010 |
20120297871 | MEMS DOSIMETER - In various embodiments, a dosimeter is employed to passively record a peak pressure (e.g., a peak blast pressure) and/or a maximum acceleration experienced by the dosimeter. | 11-29-2012 |
20130118255 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONFORMAL SENSING OF FORCE AND/OR CHANGE IN MOTION - Sensing a force and/or a change in motion proximate to an arbitrarily-shaped surface via a conformal sensing element (e.g., a pressure sensor, an accelerometer) disposed on a flexible substrate and having a sufficient mechanical coupling to the surface. The conformality of the sensing element facilitates intimate proximity to the surface to ensure accurate sensing. Examples of arbitrarily-shaped surfaces include body parts of a person (e.g., a head). A processor receiving one or more signals from the sensing element may provide information relating to possible injury to a body part (e.g., head trauma) resulting from sensed forces and/or changes in motion. Such information may be conveyed by one or more output devices that provide indications of possible degrees of injury/trauma. A conformal sensing apparatus may be integrated with a protective garment or accessory, such as a helmet, wherein the conformality of the sensing apparatus also ensures sufficient comfort for the wearer. | 05-16-2013 |
20160045141 | ACTIVITY METER AND SLEEP/AWAKE STATE RECORDING SYSTEM - According to an embodiment, an activity meter includes an acceleration sensor configured to detect acceleration in at least one axis direction, an acceleration energy detection section configured to detect acceleration energy based on an acceleration signal of the acceleration sensor and a control section. The control section determines removal of the activity meter from a target person based on acceleration energy detected by the acceleration energy detection section and an acceleration component in a direction of gravity in the acceleration signal of the acceleration sensor. | 02-18-2016 |
073492000 | Maximum acceleration | 1 |
20120297872 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR MONITORING MOTORIZED EQUIPMENT COMPONENTS - A method for monitoring motorized equipment components includes determining first acceleration values of at least one equipment component during an encoded presettable motion sequence of the at least one equipment component at a first time point. The method also includes determining second acceleration values of the at least one equipment component during the encoded presettable motion sequence of the at least one equipment component at a second time point. The method includes emitting an error signal when a presettable number of the second acceleration values lies outside a presettable tolerance range of the first acceleration values. | 11-29-2012 |